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Damian Barnett

UK-born, German naturalized, with extensive international experience including 8 years in the United States. The world is not standing still and neither should we! Business as usual is for the faint hearted!

#26011 Welcome to 2026 - Donut Battery, VW, LEGO

Jan 7, 2026

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14 min read

#26011 Welcome to 2026 - Donut Battery, VW, LEGO

Lego's ground breaking smart brick system

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
Happy 2026! A look at 2025

Dec 31, 2025

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7 min read

Happy 2026! A look at 2025

From inaugurations to peace accords, discoveries from the deep past to the far future, AI breaking barriers, shared identity, trade pacts, and the end of an era — it’s been a year that reshaped how we see the world.

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
What's your New Year's Resolution going to be?

Dec 26, 2025

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9 min read

What's your New Year's Resolution going to be?

A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Sure Your New Year’s Resolution Sticks

Damian Barnett
Damian Barnett

NL

Budget Fighting Drones, from Cars to Tanks

Dec 24, 2025

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11 min read

Budget Fighting Drones, from Cars to Tanks

AI systems now have a carbon footprint comparable to New York City

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1

NL

The greatest salesperson in history, Beating Leukemia

Dec 17, 2025

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13 min read

The greatest salesperson in history, Beating Leukemia

Flying Mobile Towers & Dutch East India Company Valued at $7 Trillion

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
Chinese Mines, Alfred Nobel & Morgan Housel ... Morgan who?

Dec 10, 2025

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11 min read

Chinese Mines, Alfred Nobel & Morgan Housel ... Morgan who?

Why we care that Perplexity was sued

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
China's Robot Patrol, 18 is not really adolescence

Dec 3, 2025

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14 min read

China's Robot Patrol, 18 is not really adolescence

Breaking glass follows mathematics

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
How bureaucracy killed charging

Nov 26, 2025

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13 min read

How bureaucracy killed charging

and why Mars is officially back on the menu

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
The Power of Small, Consistent Improvements

Nov 25, 2025

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9 min read

The Power of Small, Consistent Improvements

A Story About How Incremental Improvements Shape Long-Term Success

Damian Barnett
Damian Barnett
Un-predictable AI, WhatsApp Integration, & The Risk No OEM Sees Coming

Nov 19, 2025

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14 min read

Un-predictable AI, WhatsApp Integration, & The Risk No OEM Sees Coming

£1m for piles of old rope- whats going on here?

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
The Risk No OEM Sees Coming

Nov 18, 2025

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5 min read

The Risk No OEM Sees Coming

What If the Real Risk Isn’t EVs or AI — but Suppliers Walking Away?

Damian Barnett
Damian Barnett
W. Buffett -The End of an Era & GDPR Rollback

Nov 12, 2025

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14 min read

W. Buffett -The End of an Era & GDPR Rollback

Google maps will show you which lane you are in - if you have a Polestar

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
Sugar Slowly Killing Us? Hmm Siri + Google Gemini

Nov 5, 2025

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15 min read

Sugar Slowly Killing Us? Hmm Siri + Google Gemini

Wind powered cargo ship and what are solid state batteries

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Improve your Memory, Great Job Freeze, Dashboard Deutschland

Oct 29, 2025

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14 min read

Improve your Memory, Great Job Freeze, Dashboard Deutschland

Google Chrome has one more competitor - ChatGPT Atlas

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Can the dollar be trusted? Sam Altman on AI, Made in China missconception

Oct 22, 2025

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14 min read

Can the dollar be trusted? Sam Altman on AI, Made in China missconception

Google Chrome has one more competitor - ChatGPT Atlas

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Dick's billions, $3,999 for Supercomputer, Vibe Coding Creativity

Oct 15, 2025

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12 min read

Dick's billions, $3,999 for Supercomputer, Vibe Coding Creativity

Business is about finding a problem and solving it

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Disneyland Story, US Shutdown and a $125k institutional pump

Oct 8, 2025

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13 min read

Disneyland Story, US Shutdown and a $125k institutional pump

Business is about finding a problem and solving it

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1

NL

Spotify's Daniel Ek, VWs Burn Gas and Bitcoin season is here

Oct 1, 2025

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12 min read

Spotify's Daniel Ek, VWs Burn Gas and Bitcoin season is here

Business is about finding a problem and solving it

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
Trump Gold Card, AI - Privacy & Productivity, How to Build a Cult

Sep 24, 2025

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11 min read

Trump Gold Card, AI - Privacy & Productivity, How to Build a Cult

Business is about finding a problem and solving it

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
IAA Munich 2025, Photobombing Satellites, Longrange EV

Sep 17, 2025

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14 min read

IAA Munich 2025, Photobombing Satellites, Longrange EV

Business is about finding a problem and solving it

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
Father of wholesale, Porsche's fall from DAX, RoboTaxis in Munich

Sep 10, 2025

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11 min read

Father of wholesale, Porsche's fall from DAX, RoboTaxis in Munich

Business is about finding a problem and solving it

Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett, +1
Last Oil Baron, VW - really? Why CEO communication matters

Aug 20, 2025

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11 min read

Last Oil Baron, VW - really? Why CEO communication matters

Your best bargain on time is here!

Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay, +1
Making Money, US Toll Booth, WiFi 8

Aug 13, 2025

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10 min read

Making Money, US Toll Booth, WiFi 8

Your best bargain on time is here!

Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay, +1
Shopify's Harley & Tobi, Oil's Back and Internet from Amazon

Aug 6, 2025

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12 min read

Shopify's Harley & Tobi, Oil's Back and Internet from Amazon

Your Minimum Viable Knowledge Post Is Here!

Amod Mulay
Damian Barnett
Amod Mulay, +1
Health vs Hygiene: Why the Balance Matters

Aug 5, 2025

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6 min read

Health vs Hygiene: Why the Balance Matters

When health and hygiene are out of balance, chasing short-term wins can quietly sabotage your long-term success.

Damian Barnett
Damian Barnett
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